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The 19th of March 2016

NOSTURI HELSINKI FINLAND

Article and pics by Arto Lehtinen and Marko Syrjala

When the legendary Bay Area thrash metal veterans visited Helsinki with their own headlining gig fronted by Rob Dukes and Paul Bostaph some years ago, there were hardly 300 or even less thrash metal maniacs having attended the show. Well some years have passed since then until when Exodus hit the Finnish shore with another headlining gig with the domestic thrash wonderkids Lost Society supporting them. The expectations of the number of the attendance were guessed in advance before the show, but having over 500 tickets sold in the pre-sale was beyond the expectation for sure. That was definitely awesome. However the Finnish young thrash patrol Lost Society gave another lesson of violence.

LOST SOCIETY

When arriving at the Nosturi club there was a huge line of the thrash metal maniacs waiting into the club. Lost Society had already kicked the maelstrom of intensive headbanging and a pure riffstorm. The band has relied on all kinds of lame of humor aspects in the past shows, but supporting slot for Exodus proved Lost Society is definitely a vicious and intensive and murderous live act. When abandoning all the worthless and needless hassling, just focusing on creating the total of riff thrash storm with the incredible headbanging at the stage, that gave the entire new meaning of the brutal performance for Lost Society. The four piece just proved to be one hell of a thrash metal war machine by sacrificing themselves at the stage and gave a lesson of the master guided riff playing. The set list consisted of the material off from the new album such as “I Am The Antidote” and of course the mandatory “Terror Hungry” is the essential one for the hyperfast thrash hymn.

EXODUS

When Lost Society’s intensive gig was over and the audience was still gasping for the air, the stage was prepared for Exodus’ tempo of thrash. The latest Exodus offering BLOOD IN BLOOD OUT is still amazingly intensive refreshing brilliant thrash piece of slab. Therefore it was expected to hear quite a few songs picked up from that 10th full length album. Yes indeed those new songs sounded damn catchy as well as brutal as “Body Harvest”, “Salt The Wounds”, and “Blood In Blood Out” were the part of the setlist. Not that surprising the classic debut album BONDED BY BLOOD played the biggest role in the night’s setlist. All in all six songs off from the classic debut album encouraged the crowd go utter insane and bezerk in the pit. The pit turned out to be a merciless and savage and time to time the whole floor was on fire when the insane thrashers crushed their sweating bodies against each other. It surely did help when Steve “Zetro” Souza’s commanded the pit go brutal as hell. But to be honest, Exodus sounded really tight and brutal. Tom Hunting’s clock tight drumming creates the essential part of the Exodus sound. His incredible way of blasting the drums along Jack Gibson’s crushing bass lines and the double guitar work by Kragen Lum and Lee Altus created the total crushing sounds of thrash by Exodus. The five-piece is definitely in the vital strike and they can still deliver the tempo of the old school thrash metal at its best. “Toxic Waltz” has become one kind of hymn for pit rioters, when the opening riff cut the air, the pit turned an incredible huge, bodies were flying all over and when the final song “Strike Of The Beast” concluded the set with another chaotic pit storm. Indeed Exodus stroke now back with the vengeance. Even though Gary Holt was now missing, he was busy with his duties with Slayer, Exodus still lives strong and the band still breathes metal more than well in 2016. It was definitely overwhelming and pleasure to see the packed venue on Saturday night in Helsinki. Above all the domestic young thrash guns Lost Society showed their skills skills and they proved that they’re now ready to conquer the metal world. All in all it would be fabulous to see more often as many metal fans as today to attend upcoming metal shows in the future.

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Bonded by Blood Interview

@ The Black Heart, Camden

Interviewed by Caitlin Smith

Photography by Jo Blackened

Just half an hour before doors are supposed to open at the Underworld for the show that night, I’m waiting in the rain outside the Black Heart for drummer, Carlos. In a quiet corner of the pub, we settle down with a couple of pints for a quick chat on life, touring and all things music.Read the rest of this entry »

BONDED BY BLOOD, who recently released their new album, THE AFTERMATH, have been confirmed for this year’s “Barge to Hell” cruise, which sets sail from Miami to the Bahamas on December 3rd and returns on December 7th.

The band will be joining the likes of AT THE GATES, BEHEMOTH, SODOM, SEPULTURA, MUNICIPAL WASTE, NAPALM DEATH and many more on one of the most extreme cruises in the world.

BONDED BY BLOOD have also confirmed a European tour with VADER and ABORTED, which is set to take place through January and February, 2013. Dates are due to be announced soon.

BONDED BY BLOOD drummer CARLOS REGALADO comments:

“We are ecstatic to be one of the lucky bands this year to be included in the Barge to Hell cruise! We can’t wait to share the stage with all these legendary bands, and being able to play on such a huge ship while it sails to the Bahamas is just unreal. See you all on deck!

“We are also excited to announce that in January we are heading overseas to Europe to tour with the legendary Vader! It’s been a while since we have done a proper European tour and we just can’t wait to get back out there and support The Aftermath live. We look forward to meeting some new fans and seeing some familiar faces; see you on the road!”

BONDED BY BLOOD’s new album, THE AFTERMATH, was recorded with producer and former MACHINE HEAD/SOULFLY guitarist LOGAN MADER (FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, DEVILDRIVER, GOJIRA) and is out now worldwide on CD.

THE AFTERMATH is due to be released on July 2nd in Europe and July 3rd in North America. The album was recorded with producer and former MACHINE HEAD/SOULFLY guitarist LOGAN MADER (FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, DEVILDRIVER, GOJIRA) at Darth Mader Studios in Los Angeles.

THE AFTERMATH was recorded with producer and former MACHINE HEAD/SOULFLY guitarist LOGAN MADER (FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, DEVILDRIVER, GOJIRA) at Darth Mader Studios in Los Angeles, and will be the first BONDED BY BLOOD album to feature vocalist MAURO GONZALEZ and bassist JESSIE SANCHEZ. The album is due to be released on July 2nd in Europe and July 3rd in North America.

BONDED BY BLOOD drummer CARLOS REGALADO discusses the album title and artwork:

“We worked so hard on this album for a solid year and we accomplished what we were aiming for. We named our third album ‘The Aftermath’. It’s got a simple meaning behind it – the aftermath of all the shit we’ve been through in the past couple years – member changes, unexpected problems on the road, personal issues, a lot of obstacles that almost ended BBB. This is what we love, this band is everything to us, we weren’t going to let other people dictate and destroy our aspirations and dreams. The Aftermath cover art is just straight up badass, it shows what society is doing wrong and how things need to change, or mother earth will fuck you up.”

Don’t miss BONDED BY BLOOD on tour in North America at the following shows:

Pomona, California thrashers BONDED BY BLOOD have announced the addition of JESSIE SANCHEZ to the band as their new bassist.

SANCHEZ replaces former bassist JERRY GARCIA, who left the band earlier this year. The newly completed line-up are currently writing songs for a new album, which is tentatively due to be recorded in early 2012.

The band have issued the following statement:

“We are thrilled to announce that our good friend Jessie Sanchez has joined the Bonded By Blood family! It was a long and devious search to find the right dude for the job, but we are proud to have him in the band slapping the bass for us! Album #3 is sounding killer so far and we can’t wait to hit the studio some time in January! Cheers to Metal!”

Californian thrashers BONDED BY BLOOD recently wrapped up a European co-headlining tour with LAZARUS A.D., and are now back home and preparing for a North American trek supporting SEPULTURA.

BONDED BY BLOOD have announced that BRANDON GULLING (MALUS REX, AVENGER OF BLOOD) and BEN BENNET (SMOG, WARBRINGER) will be filling in on the tour for amicably departing members ALEX LEE (guitar) and JERRY GARCIA (bass) respectively.

Remaining BONDED BY BLOOD members CARLOS REGALADO, JUAN JUAREZ and MAURO GONZALEZ have released the following statement:

“Bonded By Blood has gone through so many changes in the last couple of years while playing amazing festivals, touring the entire United States, Europe and Canada dozens of times, and enjoying the time with new and old friends and fans all over the world who mean the most to us. We first lost our original bass player, Ruben Dominguez back in 2009, then singer Jose Barrales left the band in 2010, but each was replaced with new members and the group marched on. Now, we regret to announce that Alex Lee (guitar) and Jerry Garcia (bass) are also stepping away from BBB. We will miss them just as much as we miss Ruben and Jose, and this band will not be the same without them, but the three of us that are left in Bonded By Blood hope that everyone who enjoys this band can understand that changes are inevitable. As much as we want to keep an ‘original line-up’, things happen that you just can’t control.

“We hope all our friends, fans and fellow musicians can still give us the warm welcome we always received and still support us in these hard times while we rebuild the band as we all need all the support we can get. Thankfully, some new friends stepped up and are working hard to help us do the Sepultura tour, so big thanks to Ben Bennet (from Smog and formerly Warbringer) and Brandon Gulling (of Malus Rex and the recently reformed Avenger of Blood), who will be filling in on bass and rhythm guitar respectively while we keep together what is left of Bonded By Blood. We hope to see you all on the road again; it’s not going to be the same without our old friends up there with us… But shit happens.”

ALEX LEE comments:

“With Jose leaving the band followed by my own parting, I want to assure you all that it is not a coincidence, nor is it a fluke. Being a guitarist, I have always been interested in playing other styles of music and not only thrash. Don’t get me wrong, I love my thrash music, but I honestly see myself being suited better with another band or type of music than what I have been doing with Bonded By Blood. It has been one of the hardest decisions of my life, due to the fact that this was the first band that I was in or established, but now I feel that it’s my time to move on and to continue my progress on a new path. I wish Bonded the best of luck and I know they can succeed. As for the fans, I know they won’t truly understand, they can either hate me or follow me, but I hope they will continue listening to and seeing Bonded live, for I believe that they will hold strong for years to come. You guys were the best and thanks for the great years!”

JERRY GARCIA comments:

“Being part of Bonded By Blood for almost two years now has been the best experience of my life. I’ve seen and done things that I could have only dreamed of. I had the honor of sharing the stage with some of the most talented musicians in the world, including the ones in my band. Everything I experienced will be something that I will cherish for a lifetime. However, as time goes by and life begins to unfold, certain things begin to become very evident and downright inevitable. Bonded By Blood is more than just a band, it’s a spirit and it transcends any single individual person or band member.

“I want to thank each and every single one of you that ever supported me and the guys in doing what we do best in life, and that is music. There is no better feeling in the world than to bring happiness to someone through music. It is an incredibly humbling experience that I never took for granted. I am not sad, nor am I disappointed in my departure from the band. I see it as a fresh start to another chapter in my random life. As for me… Well, I’ll be around – music is something that is essential to my life. I cherished the good, learned from the bad and realized that in life, ‘the only constant is change’.

“One last thank you to everyone that showed me kindness on and off the road, so thanks to Juan, Carlos, Alex, Mauro, Marco, Talita and the rest of the Earache gang including Anthony, every band I toured with, and most of all the fans! See ya!”

Californian thrashers BONDED BY BLOOD are currently shredding their way around Europe on a co-headlining tour with LAZARUS A.D.

The tour is BONDED BY BLOOD’s first outing in Europe with new frontman MAURO GONZALEZ. Following the first leg of the tour in the UK, the band are now in mainland Europe where bassist JERRY GARCIA has been keeping a tour diary of the band’s antics.

An excerpt from JERRY’s latest tour update follows:

“Hey what’s up guys! Just checking in here from Vienna in Austria. We had some incredibly epic nights recently and the highlights without a doubt are Zurich, Switzerland and Prague, Czech Republic! The fans out there absolutely kick ass. We had fans hanging from the ceiling, singing our songs, jumping on stage, buying us all sorts of alcoholic beverages, buying us pizza! Great times in both of these countries. It is such an honor to be able to come halfway across the globe and meet people that want nothing more than to spend some time with you and have a beer or two. It is an incredibly humbling experience and one I will never forget.

“The scenery out here is rad! Everything looks so epic that it is hard to explain. After touring nothing but North America I am happy to see a forest where different kinds of trees grow and animals live, or buildings that were built hundreds of years ago compared to the skyscrapers of New York.

“Lately we all came down with a bit of a cold and cough. We’re doing better now and the great catering we get every night is helping us get back to 100% way faster than any of the times we’ve been sick on tour in the States when all we have to eat sometimes is a McDouble and tap water.”

Californian thrashers BONDED BY BLOOD are currently on the road in Europe with fellow thrashers LAZARUS A.D. for a co-headlining tour.

The band are tearing their way around 14 countries and have just wrapped up the first leg of the tour in the UK. The shows are BONDED BY BLOOD’s first appearances in Europe with their new frontman, MAURO GONZALEZ.

BONDED BY BLOOD bassist JERRY GARCIA has posted an update from the road. An excerpt follows:

“Well it’s been 10 days now since we landed in Europe. I was excited to return here and do an actual tour this time around! The tour has been great thus far… Minus a few bumps on the road here and there. Luckily everything has been sorted out and we seem to be back in full throttle for the next few weeks.

“Apparently there has been many things going on across the globe in the past week or so; watching footage of the tsunami in Japan was something that I will never, ever forget… My thoughts go out to the Japanese that were affected by these events.

“I love the UK, it reminds me a lot of the States but with a different atmosphere. The shows have been pretty great, especially in Leeds and in Glasgow! Thank you for the good times, UK!

“Tonight is our first night here in Germany. So far the hospitality has been great and I’m glad to be out of the UK and explore new countries! Thank you to everyone that has come out to see us over the past 9 days, you guys kick ass!”

Californian thrashers BONDED BY BLOOD kick off their European tour with LAZARUS A.D. tonight, Wednesday 9th March in London, UK.

BONDED BY BLOOD and fellow US thrashers LAZARUS A.D. will be co-headlining the tour, which will see the bands tear their way around 14 European countries. The shows will be BONDED BY BLOOD’s first appearances in Europe with their new frontman, MAURO GONZALEZ.

BONDED BY BLOOD drummer CARLOS REGALADO comments:

“Bonded By Blood is finally returning to Europe to do a proper tour! We are so excited to finally finish what we started back in ’09 with Fueled By Fire when we ran into troubles and had to cancel the remainder of the tour and disappoint so many fans.

“This time we are part of a co-headlining tour with Lazarus A.D.; both of us just shared the stage on a Death Angel US tour, and together we’re hitting plenty of countries and mashing tons more faces! With the addition of our new singer Mauro Gonzalez, we are ready now more than ever and can’t wait to see familiar faces and make some new friends and party down! See you on the killing road…”

Catch BONDED BY BLOOD on tour in Europe with LAZARUS A.D. at the following shows:

Californian thrashers BONDED BY BLOOD are preparing for their transatlantic journey ahead of their European tour, which starts next Wednesday, March 9th in London, UK.

BONDED BY BLOOD are teaming up with fellow US thrashers LAZARUS A.D. for a co-headlining tour which will take them around 14 European countries. The tour will be the band’s first run of shows in Europe with new frontman MAURO GONZALEZ.

BONDED BY BLOOD bassist JERRY GARCIA comments:

“We are about to leave for our first European tour with our new front man. We are excited to play for all our European fans on this tour and we hope to see you guys at one of our gigs. We just finished destroying North America alongside Lazarus A.D. and now we bring the devastation over to Europe!”

Catch BONDED BY BLOOD on tour in Europe with LAZARUS A.D. at the following shows:

BONDED BY BLOOD has posted a multi-camera live concert that was filmed at Reggie’s Rock Club in Chicago IL by UVTV (http://www.undergroundvideotelevision.com) . The video features high quality audio that was professionally multitracked and mixed. The setlist for the show is as follows:

The members of BONDED BY BLOOD are all doing fine after a van accident that had occurred this past weekend. Bassist, Jerry Garcia updated fans on the situation with a statement written on his Tumblr page (http://moreworldsthanone.tumblr.com/):

“We were on our way to Trenton, NJ and our trailer took us for a spin on the highway. We had a great gig last night and we were happy to finally get into the groove of things, unfortunately everything has come to a cold and dreadful stop. I was driving the van on our way to New Jersey when we suddenly skid across the road and nearly hit a wall. Unfortunately our fucking trailer flipped over and broke off the hinge!

As I was driving down the road the weather kept getting worse and worse. It was very difficult to see outside of our windows and the road was becoming one big sheet of ice. I could see the light from my headlights reflect off the pavement. I slowed down because I was afraid we would hydroplane. I was going about 40- 45 mph about two hours from the venue, listening to the song “Chase The Wind” by our friends band Holy Grail on my headphones, when suddenly I realized that our trailer was on a massive hydroplane completely adjacent to us. I kind of freaked out because I was afraid it would smash into the back of the van where Juan was sleeping. I laid off the gas and as soon as I did the trailer pulled the van and caused me to loose complete control. All I could say was “OH FUUUUCK!” I managed to narrowly miss the center divider and a few cars before we skid completely across the highway and almost hit the wall on the other side. We came to a stop about 3 feet from the wall!

It was a surreal experience to say the least. Something about listening to our buddy Luna (from Holy Grail) singing while we almost lost our lives just didn’t seem right. At least that is not how I would’ve expected to go. Everything happened so fast and my actions seemed automatic as if my instincts just kicked in and I did whatever it is I did behind the wheel without thinking about it. Im not superstitious but its kind of ironic that Mauro was listening to “Dying Season” by Heathen and the exit off the highway we took after all was said and done was named Moosic. Its like we exited music and in a way we did, for the night at least.
We will probably have to miss a few gigs until we can get back on our feet again and get some form of transportation for our gear. Our trailer is fucked beyond immediate repair. We will have to leave it behind and find something else to haul our stuff in. I just hope that our gear is fine and nothing was destroyed. I apologize to anyone that came to see us tonight or will come to see us tomorrow but our safety comes first. We have to get everything fixed and safe before we can go anywhere in this weather. We are extremely bummed that we will have to miss some gigs, this is DEFINITELY NOT OUR STYLE (To miss shows and disappoint our fans) but sometimes things get out of hand. Don’t worry guys, if we happen to miss your state due to this remember that our tour schedule is massive and we will be back in a few months! You guys should still go to the gigs and support Lazarus A.D. and the local acts that open up for them!

I would’ve been completely devastated if any of the guys got hurt tonight but thankfully we are all ok, hell were doing just fine! Alex is playing some video game on his PSP, Carlos is on the phone with some girl (I hope haha), Mauro is fucking around in the van and Juan is on his laptop like always! Everyone is in high spirits and in hopes that we can get on the road A.S.A.P! My team just won 2 nil and one of my favorite songs, Peace Sells But Who’s Buying, is playing on the Radio! Hahaha believe it or not Dee Snyder has his own radio station out here and here we are listening to it. Ahh its good to live to hear that song one more time!!!

Thanks for the well wishes guys, BBB will be back on the road in a little bit.

P.S. Fuck you snow, you can’t stop us!”View photos of the accident here:

In Fall of 2010, vocalist, Mauro Gonzalez stepped in at the last minute to front Pomona, CA thrash act, BONDED BY BLOOD through a long stretch of touring that only convened towards the end of the year. Because of the tremendous job he did in fronting the band on short notice with little rehearsal through a seemingly never-ending schedule of dates, BONDED BY BLOOD is proud to announce Mauro Gonzalez as a permanent member.

BONDED BY BLOOD bassist, Jerry Garcia states: “We would like to formally announce that Mauro Gonzalez is now officially the new frontman for Bonded By Blood. He has shown great promise and dedication in the past few months and we have received great reviews from many old fans, new fans, and well-established musicians throughout our recent North American trek. We are very excited about our decision and we hope that you guys welcome him into the BBB family like we have! See you guys on the killing road real soon.”

Officially inducted frontman, Mauro and the rest of BONDED BY BLOOD will tear up the road once again starting today on the North American Retribution Tour with DEATH ANGEL and LAZARUS A.D.